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I understand that the Mahara Moodle assignment plug-in type can work with the old assignment type for 2.2, but I don't necessarily find this to be a good solution, best practices-wise for the long term.

Are there any plans to create an updated plugin--especially since Moodle is now up to version 2.4?

As ePortfolio use increases along with Mahara adoption, this will become an especially valuable integration.

There are no active plans as far as I am aware of because the upgrade relies on funding. However, this integration will most likely be discussed at the Mahara-Moodle Meetup in Adelaide on 8 May 2013. We might have more information about potential plans after that.

Assignment subission is quite important to our institution, we have funded development in the past and may be able to help out with this feature too, though would be more interested in seeing the existing MNET plugins overhauled.

Thank you for your inquiry. The initial work was for exploring what would be required to change the assignment submission plugin as the University of NSW wanted some fundamental changes incl. no reliance on MNet.

We are going to have a workshop on further changes at the Moodle-Mahara Meetup in Adelaide on 8 May 2013 and can then update the specs.

Hello Jez, we have developed an updated version of Mahara assignment plugin that works with new assignment type introduced in Moodle 2.3. Will will make it freely available within the month. One of related patchs needed for updated version of Mahara assignment has been integrated in Moodle already (https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-39761), another one required for this feature functioning is waiting for integration (https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-39760).

The plugin will have all functionality of old one, some minor improvements and allow converting old Mahara assignments in Moodle to new ones.

Jez, it does "locking" as opposed to snapshot, but it does locking smarter way, only at the point when "editing" assignment in Moodle is not permitted (either assignment was locked by teacher or re-submission in not permitted in assignment settings). No support for collections, single page submission only.

Just talked to our learning technologist, looks like they could be interested in collection submission as well, especially if someone is ready to contribute towards it, but this will require some changes in Mahara core as well.